Between the experiences of his internal brokenness and his inability to manage his marital relationship, the Lebanese actor Tariq Tamim continues to present his striking dramatic personality in the new Ramadan series “Fire with Fire”, to lead with a number of action stars, the compass of follow-up and the arena of public interest in the holy month, after a decision The optional “breaking the siege” artist, who spent seven years away from the television screen, revealed this time, away from theater and cinema, an outstanding artistic personality that deserves attention and consideration.
The appearance of the Lebanese actor in a joint Syrian-Lebanese work came to a large extent attractive, given the work’s ideologies, intellectual and political discourses, and human and social dimensions worthy of research and discussion in the personal experience of “Jamil”, the defeated intellectual who for many years paved the paths of written journalism, leading to the era of The Internet and the digital press, which pushed him towards losing his job, while his inability to ride the wave of “modernity” and the “technology revolution” prevented him from developing his tools and keeping up with the “necessaries of the stage.” , who decided to abandon the family home because she was unable to keep up with him and fall into the quagmire of his mistakes.
Painful model
Despite the many psychological disorders and dilemmas that “Jamil” suffers from, and their tragic repercussions that the viewer watched in his relationship with the popular and poor social milieu in which he lives, he succeeded, on the other hand, in defending his convictions as a left-wing intellectual who rebelled against his reality, as well as his idealistic view of life and the purity of his soul, which was embodied in His distinguished relationship with his old friend and neighbor “Aziz”, whose character is played by the artist George Khabbaz, and his constant assistance to him in solving the mystery of his father’s forced absence and in changing his pattern of thinking hostile to the presence of his Syrian neighbors in the neighborhood, in contrast to “Jamil”, who has a broader intellectual horizon that welcomes difference, diversity and exchange points of view, and he has the constant courage to criticize the principles of “Aziz” that he sees as unfair to those around him, but he remains weak in front of the tyranny of his great love for his wife, who constantly leads him to submit to her orders.
On the other hand, and on a purely artistic level, Tariq Tamim succeeded in presenting an exceptional human model that faithfully and fairly reflects, and without exaggerations, the painful reality of the Arab intellectual in a country of crises, relying on his long experience on stage and his cumulative experience in the field of satirical comedies, which he benefited from. Including the artist to paint distinguished human paintings that the Ramadan series celebrated.
talent
Despite the many characters and successive events that the series “Fire with Fire” replete with, Tariq Tamim was able to find his natural place among all the stars of the work, and to draw attention to his high acting talent in performing the character of “the defeated intellectual.”
Unique binary
At a time when the artist formed with his wife, Sasha Dahdouh, a unique and distinguished duo, for an unconventional couple facing a bitter social, economic and political reality that is still open to the options of the work makers under the management of director Mohamed Abdelaziz, who was able, in turn, to adjust the rhythm of the work, and to overcome the pitfalls and dramatic caveats. Too much to present without any “routaux” or “calculations and sensitivities” imposed by the neighboring and conflicting parties at the same time. This was confirmed by the mass success that the work began to achieve among the public and the acceptance and approval that people secured on social media.
His inability to ride the wave of “modernity” prevented him from developing his tools and keeping up with the “needs of the stage.”
He drew attention to his high acting talent in performing the character of the “defeated intellectual”.
